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242 STJNDA STBAIT.—NORTH SHOKE. i[cHAiMV.
fiirou'wei's sand in passing, observing that Brabands island shut in with
Fourth point leads westward of it.
The winds, hOWevet, frequently become light and variable, and she may
be compelled to anchor, in which case it is better to keep well in with the
' When
Java shore, avoiding the ' dangers in Pepper bay, which Should not be
approached under a depth of 14 fathoms.
the current is running to the westward in the middle" of Sunda
strait, an eddy will be experienced near the land; besides which, a vessel
may anchor anywhere along the shore, except near Fourth point, where
the bottom begins to get foul and rocky'.' When w'orkiiig to the north-
east, therefore, it is advisable not to keep too far in the offlug, in order to
make the eddy available, and not to lose favourable anchoring ground, and
perhaps be compelled to anchor in deep water.* See also p. 259. .
When northward of Button islandj if bound to Banka strait, steer about
N. by E. for Two Brothers ; if bound to Batavia, pass St. Nicholas: point
at, the distance of 2 miles, and shape course a,bout E.^ S., wbichiwjlljlead
midway between Babi isla.pdajid,;Ppntang point, and tp the entrance of
Inner or Dutch channel, the one niogt frequented by vessels entering Batavia
road from the westward. See page 272. ,
NORTH SHORE.
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The SOUTH COAST of SUMAlTIlA, which forms the north
shore of Sunda strait, between Flat cape on the west and Hog point on the
east, a distance of VO mile^, is indented by two large bays,'named Semanka
or Keyser, and Lampong, the shores of which are fronted by numerous
island and rocks.f
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Plat Cape, Vlackenhuk, or Pamantyoss point, is the
south-west extremity of Sumatra, and the north-west boundary of Sunda
strait ; the neck of land of which it is the western extremity separates
Keyser bay, on the east side, from Blimbing bay on the west side. The
south part of this neck of land is low and woody, the east end of it
bounding the entrance of Keyser bay, is named cape Rada or Kechil, and
is distant 10 miles from Flat cape.
. Approaching
Flat point, in thick weather, when the land cannot be seen,
the soundings will be a' good guide, btit it is not advisable to get into less
than 20 fathoms.
A reeffringes the shote of Flat cape and thence to cape Rada, but at one
mile distant there are depths of 7 to 10 fathoms. ' l. ,
* See foot-note on page 231.
t See Admiralty charts :—Sunda strait and its approaches, No. 2,056 ; scale, m=0'3
of an inch; and Sumatra, west coast, sheet ii., No. 2,761 ; scale, m=0-l of an inch.
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